Automobile body



A. PARANZINO AUTOMOBILE BODY Dec. 20, 1938.

` Filed Oct. 15, 1937 Patented .Dec. 20, 1938 a i %140368 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFcE- zanat: I

msrzzr's'sz: w Application October 15, 1987, Sol-lal No. 160.282

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My invention relates to certain new and useful Fig.. is a detail section on the line 5-5 of improvements in the bodies of automobiles where- Flg. 3.' i by the rear portion, i. e., that portion behind the In the drawing I represents the floor of' the 'driver's seat, may be converted'into a sleeping car body which. in present-day machines, has 5 compartment. an irregularly raised portion 2 to clear the difler- 5 certain types of automobles of the present date ential, 4 designates the front cross support for have relatively large luggage compartments at the rear seat'cushion ll when in ordinary use, the rear, access to which may be had by lifting 5 indicates the wall between the tire compartup or removing the back seat cushion. It is* an ment 8 and the rear seat of the car, 8 indicates o object of my invention to takeadvantage of this t floor 0! the luggage compar '9, 'I indi- 10 construction in providing' means to convert the tes t e she f i back of the b'eck cushion of rear compartment into a sleeping compartment the rear seat, and ID indicates the front seat. without in the slightest marring the upholstery of All O the foregoing parts ere Of P y c the car or the furnishings thereo'f. or changing struction and do p c n t e part Of the Construction ofthe cushions or other parts my inventionof the body. In carrying out my invention, in cars in which The m de for' which my m-, has the back cushion of the rear seat is not hinged been designed, usually has a floor that is not flat et the I provide fles l t connect the throughout; the rear seat cushion is raised cushion to h Shelf 7 SO it may be swung o slightly, or not at all, above thefloor and such a horizontal Position, Where it y be held 20 `cushion is usually wedge-shape; my' invention Position by a suitable brace therefore has for a further object to provide I further provide an iliary us ion Il of a `means whereby these wedge-shape rear seat Size to 937 the p e between the cushion H u h ns may b d as a part of t bed t and the front end of the floor 6 when the bed 26 ture and may be supported with their upper face S made This 01151110314 15 hlnged to the horizontal floor 5 by three-leaf hinges, the leaves lI-IG Again, t an object to provide an mmbeing hingedly connected at s and the leaves cushion and means to support it with its top face being hingedly connected at The leaf in a plne with that t seat cushion, and to s of each hinge is secured to the floor 6, while 30 support both 'of these cusmons on a level with the lea! I'I of each hinge is secured to the bottom so the floor of the luggage compartment of the of the 1 vehicle, the auxiiiary cushion being arranged for The cushion may t u be SWunE into a storage in the luggage compartment when not from the 11188388 compartment When in the in i luggage compartment it may lieflat, as shown in other objects m in part be ob'vjous and'm dottedlines in Fig. 1, or be held uprght by means 35 part be ponted out hereinafter of a 3 I as shown in Enes in Flg. 1.

To the attainment of the aforesaid objects and On the under side of the cushion ll is hingedly ends, the invention still further resides in the Secured at 23 a Support consisting of uprghts novel details of construction,combination and arconnected by a CTOSS bar The up- 40 ngel-nent f parts, an f which win be' first rights may have foot portions 24 to rest on the 40 Iully described in the following detailed dscripfloor m which event the bottom Of the u h on tion and then be particularly pointed out in the M win have recesses to receive the foot appended Chams, reference being to the tions when the support is folded flat against the bottom of the cushion i companyng drawing, in which:--

Fig. 1 is a vertical section of a portion oi an When up into a the reat seat Gush' ion I I is sup orted on two flat 'bars 25 h i automobile body with the parts in postion for flngers 25 at end to take hold over ordinary dayflme drivmg- 20 and having removable legs 28 held b y clamp B- 2 15 a 51311113? View With the parts Posi' screws 297 (or by other suitable means). The

toned to for a bars 25 may have upturned ends 33 to act as 50 & 3 iS an ihVerted P View Of the euxiliary stops to hold the cushion ll from slipping too cushion. v i far forwand. Side stops 21 may also be provided. Fi 4 is a detailperspective view of one of the when it is desired to adjust the parts for a rear-seat-cushion supporting bars and its removbed, cushion I! is raised and propped up; the

able leg. seat cushion il is raised and the bars 25 are u cushion H'is then-placed, and the bed is ready.

for use. The bedding (not shown) lsof course stored in the luggage compartment when not' in use.

From the foreg oing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it is thought that the construction and advantages of the invention will be clear to those skilled in the art.

What I claim is:

1. In an automobile, a body having a floor, a rear seat cushion, a back cushion for the rear seat, a shelf in back of the back cushion-,- a luggage compartment back of the back cushion accessible from the front on iifting the back cushion, the luggage compartment having a stationary floor, combined with an auxiliary cushion, a hinge connection between said auxiliary cushion and said floor of the luggage compartment, whereby said auxiliary cushion may be swung from a position in the luggage compartment to a position in front of the same, a support for the front part of the auxiliary cushion when in its position for use, said support being attached to and carried by said auxiliary cushion and means for supporting the rear seat cushion in front of said auxiliary cushion, said supporting means being formed to support the auxiliary cushion and the rear seat cushion with their tops in substantially the same plane with the floor of said luggage compartment.

2. In an automobiie, a body having a floor and being provided with a rear seating compartment, a luggage compartment to the rear of said rear seating compartment, a rear seat rest, a rear seat cushion normally located on said rest, a back cushion for the seat, said luggage compartment having a stationary floor at a higher level than that of the rear seat rest, means to support the rear seat cushion in front of the rear seat rest when desired, an auxiliary cushion hingedly mounted on a transverse axis to lie either over said rear seat rest or within said luggage com partment as desired, and means including an articulating member carried by said auxiliary 'cushion to rest on the floor of the body to support said auxiliary cushion over said rear seat rest when said rear seat cushion is pulled forwardly.

3. In an automobiie, a body provided with a rear seating compartment, a luggage compartment to the rear of said rear seating compartment, a rear seat rest, a rear seat cushion normally located on said rest, a back cushion for the seat, said iuggage compartment having a stationary floor at a higher level that of the rear seat rest, means to support the rear seat cushion in front of the rear seat rest when desired, an auxiliary cushion hingedly mounted on a transverse axis to lie either over said rear seat rest or within said luggage compartment as desired, and means including a leg` hinged to said auxiliary cushion to support said auxiliary cushion over said rear seat rest when said rear seat cushion is pulled forwardly, said cushion-supporting means serving to hold the tops of said rear seat cushion and said auxiliary cushion substantially in a plane with the floor of' said luggage compartment. A j

4. In an automobile, a body having a front seat and a rear seat, and a luggage compartment back of the rear seat, said rear seat comprising a rear seat cushion, a, fixed floor support for said.

rear seat cushion, a back cushion. means hinging the top end `of said back cushion on a horizontal axis so it may be swung up to an elevated horizontal position, and means to hold said back cushion up; in combination with an'auxiliary cushion, means hingedly connecting said auxiliary cushion tothebody so that it may be swung into and out of the luggage compartment when the back cushion is raised, a support hinged to the bottom of said auxiliary cushion to cooperate with said hinge-connection of said auxiliary cushion to support the cushion horizontally in front of the luggage compartment, and means cooperating with said hinged support for supporting the rear seat cushion in front of said auxiliary cushion whereby said rear seat cushion and said auxiliary cushion, together with the bottom of said luggage compartment, serve as a bed.

5. In an automobile having a body with a front seat, a rear seating compartment and a luggage compartment to the rear of the rear seating compartment, a rear seat comprising a back cushion and a seat cushion, a front cross support for the rear seat cushion, a transverse wall at the rear of the rear seat below the bottom of the luggage compartment, said back cushion being movable to gain entrance to said luggage compartment from the rear seating compartment, an auxiliary cushion hingedly mounted to be swung into and out of the luggage compartment when said back cushion is moved out of the way, a

support for said auxiliary cushion when the same is swung forward, and means constructed to cooperate with said last named support to support said rear seat cushion to cooperate with said auxillary cushion as a bed.

6. In an automobile having a body with a front seat, a rear seating compartment and a luggage compartment to the rear of the rear seating compartment, a rear seat comprising a back cushion and a seat cushion, a front cross support for the rear seat cushion, a transverse wall at the rear of the rear seat, said back cushion being movable to gain entrance to said luggage compartment from the rear seating compartment, an auxiliary cushion hingedly mounted to be swung into and out of the luggage compartment when said back cushion is moved out of the way, a support for said auxiliary cushion when the same is swung forward, and means constructed to cooperate with said last named support to support said rear seat cushion to cooperate with said auxiliary cushion as a bed.

7. In an automobile having a. body with a front seat, a rear seating compartment and a luggage compartment to the rear of the rear seating compartment, a rear seat comprising a back cushion and a seat cushion, a front cross support for the rear seat cushion, a transverse wall at the rear of the rear seat, said back cushion being movable to gain entrance to said luggage compartment from thegrear seating compartment, an auxiliary cushion hingedly mounted to be swung into and out of the luggage compartment when said back cushion is moved out of the way, a support for said auxiliary cushion when the same is swung forward, .means constructed to cooperate with said last named support to support said rear seat 8. In an automobile having a body with a front seat, a rear seating compartment and a luggage compartment to the rear of the rear seating compartment, a rear seat comprising a back cushion and a seat cushion, a front cross support for the rear seat cushion,-a transverse wall at the rear of the rear seat, said back cushion being movable to gain entrance to said luggage compartment from the rear seating compartment, an auxiliary cushion hingedly mounted to be swung into and out of the luggage compartment when said back cushion is moved out of the way, a support for said auxiliary cushion when the same is swung forward, and means to support said rear seat cushion to cooperate with said auxiliary cushion as a bed. said auxiliary cushion's support comprising a frame hinged to the bottom of the cushion and serving as a. prop for the cushion.

9. In an automobile having a body with a. front seat, a rear seating compartment and a. luggage compartment to the reat of the rear seating compartment, a rear seat comprising a back cushion and a. seat cushion, a. front cross support 'for the tear seat cushion, a transverse wall at the rear o! the rear seat, said back cushion being movable to gain entrance to said luggage compartment from the rea! seating compartment, an auxiliary cushion hngedly mounted to be swung into and out of the luggage compartment when said back cushion is moved out of the way, a supportfor said auxliary cushion when the same is swun forward, and means to support said rear seat cushion to cooperate with said auxiliary cushion as a. bed, said auxiliary cushion's support comprising a frame hinged to the bottom of the cushion and serving as a prop for the cushion, and said rear seat cushion's support compr'sing bars with legs at the front end and flngers at the rear end to engage with and be supported by the auxiliary cushion's prop.

10. In convertible-body automobiles wherein the rear seat cushion and an auxiliary cushion are employed in forming a bed; an auxiliary cushion and means to support it and the rear seat cushion, said means comprising a frame hinged to the bottom of the auxiliary cushion adjacent its front edge and adapted to be folded under and against said bottom when not in use and to be extended at right angles to the bottom when in use, said frame including a cross bar and legs, a pair of supporting bars holding the rear seat cushion in place in front of the auxiliary cushion, said bars having means at one end to hook over said cross bar, legs attached to the other 'ends of said bars, and means to support said bars on the under side of said auxiliary cushion when not in use.

ANTHONY PARANZINO. 

